Metallic cross-sleeper.



No. 662,764. Patented Nov. 27, I900. I I P. CAZES.

METALLIC GROSS SLEEPER.

(Application filed. Mar. 18, 1899 (No Model.)

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PAUL OAZES, OF BAYONNE, FRANCE.

METALLIC CROSS SLEEPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 662,764, dated November27, 1900.

Appli ation filed March 16, 1899. Serial No. 709.362. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL OAZES, a citizen of the French Republic,residing at Bayonne, France, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Metallic Gross-Sleepers; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

The present invention relates to a process for fixing the rails uponiron cross-sleepers by turning up of lugs or ears cut into the sleeper,between which the rail is secured by means of a wedge.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View of the saidcross-sleeper. Fig. 2 is an elevation, partially in section, on a line AB. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line C D.

The cross-sleeper is formed of an iron piece at, having the shape of areversed U or any other suitable shape. I) designates the rails,

which are arranged at any suitable distance apart.

a andd are the two lugs or ears, which are punched out without beingdetached from the main part a, thus forming free spaces e f. These earsare then bent to the sectional form of the rail, thus constituting akind of hearing for the rail, which has the advantage of forming asingle piece with the base of the cr0ss-sleeper,and thus avoiding allthejoints. The wedges g permit of securing the rails between the ears in aperfectly safe manner.

I claim- A metallic cross-sleeper for railways comprising a main body,U-shaped in inverted cross-section, the top being fiat and havingpartially stamped or projected therefrom lugs c and d of angularcross-section, the lug all being bent upward and horizontally to bringits end into contact with the web of a rail resting transversely on thesleeper, and the lug 0 being bent upward to about the level of the topof the Web, whereby the rail may be tightly clamped between said lugs bythe insertion of a wedge g between the web of the rail and the lug c,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PAUL CAZES.

Witnesses:

E. DUMANTEL, ESPELETTE.

